An Effingham County man convicted in the shooting deaths of his father and brother filed this week a motion for a new trial in Superior Court.

Craig Heidt, 43, was found guilty by a jury Dec. 9 of murder in the Aug. 25, 2008, shotgun deaths of his father, Philip M. Heidt, and brother, Carey A. Heidt. He was also found guilty of shooting his mother, Linda Heidt. Linda Heidt was gravely injured in the attacks at the family home on Springfield-Egypt Road, but survived.

Heidt’s motion was filed pro se, without an attorney, and asks the verdict and sentence be set aside and a new trial granted.

Read more in Wednesday's Savannah Morning News and here at savannahnow.com.

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There is no way this trial should have been held in such a tiny, inbred little county like Effingham. Everyone had opinions on his guilt or innocence based on anecdotal evidence long before a Jury was formed.